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How to Know if a Cat has Ringworm with Alex Moskaluk
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When a cat comes into a shelter, it's difficult to tell if it has ringworm or not. This is problematic because ringworm, a fungal disease that breaks down proteins of its host, can spread between cats and humans that are in contact with each other. Alex Moskaluk, a post-doc student in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology at Colorado State University, is studying this fungus to create a method to better identify it on felines and better treat this disease.
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